Gettysburg, Pa. — As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel room only a few hundred yards from where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic “Gettysburg Address” and called for his divided nation to come together.

My journey now, with videographer Chris Pedota, to assess President Trump’s first 100 days in office has become, in part, an examination of how divided our nation is now.

We are beginning this trek in Gettysburg because Trump came here last October as a presidential candidate to deliver a major speech in which he outlined what he planned to accomplish in his first 100 days in office.

Has he made good on his promises?

In the coming days we intend to dive into this and other questions that surround the Trump presidency as we talk to ordinary people in four states – Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New Jersey.

To reach Gettysburg, we drove across the spine of Pennsylvania, passing mile after mile of small farms, some still sporting “Trump for President” signs. And as we pulled off the highway in Hamburg, we met Ed Baker – a Jersey guy and National Rifle Association instructor – who drove there from his home in Edison, N.J. to visit the Cabella’s outdoor shop and its extensive collection of hunting rifles, including many styles of military assault weapons that are banned in the Garden State. Asked about Trump’s performance so far, Baker blamed Democrats in Congress for blocking him.

Baker’s comments were reflected by other conversations that Chris Pedota and I had in this part of Pennsylvania. Trump may be having trouble jump-starting his agenda, but many voters here are patient – and willing to wait. Many blame the media for criticizing Trump too much.

We ended our day with a Facebook live chat near the Gettysburg battlefield.

On Friday morning, we’ll spend more time in Gettysburg, then hit the road for the next leg of our journey – to Keyser, West Virginia, one of the poorest towns in America and where 73 percent of the voters supported Trump.

Our overall plan for this project is simple – four states in five days. Roughly 1,000 miles of road – and all the surprises along the way in talking to ordinary Americans.

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